Redevelopment

Domino Sugar Refinery

A New Riverfront Park in New York City

A new park on the East River in Williamsburg adds "one hell of an amenity" to Brooklyn.

June 7, 2018 - Gothamist

Controversial Redevelopment Plan Pleases No One in Pittsburgh

Affordable housing advocates, developers, and planning commissioners all got a bad taste in their mouth on this one.

May 17, 2018 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Milwaukee Road Depot

Before and After: Behind a Minneapolis Redevelopment Project

In 1997, Milwaukee Road Depot in central Minneapolis was filled with parking lots and little else. Today, it's a mix of shops, housing, offices, and entertainment venues.

April 25, 2018 - MinnPost

Holmdel, New Jersey

Remaking a Formerly State-of-the-Art Corporate Headquarters

Holmdel, New Jersey, was home to a huge, beautiful, and empty headquarters of the now defunct Bell Labs. Now the campus is home to tech startups, a library, and a host of other businesses.

April 20, 2018 - CityLab

Strip District

Tax Increment Financing a Possibility for Big Pittsburgh Redevelopment Project

A $125 million adaptive reuse project is looking for help with infrastructure improvements. Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority is considering tax increment financing to fund street improvements.

April 12, 2018 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Chicago

Risk and Reward in Play With Wrigleyville Developments

A wave of investments is visiting one of the most famous, and notorious, neighborhoods in the city of Chicago. The question is whether the final product will be worth the expense.

April 12, 2018 - Chicago Tribune

BART Train

Researchers Find a Model of Redevelopment Without Displacement

It's the "holy grail" of urban planning, say researchers.

April 2, 2018 - The Mercury News

New York City

Governor Cuomo Wants Broad Powers to Redevelop Around Penn Station

The idea is still extremely speculative, but reports are that Governor Cuomo is pushing for legislation that would enable broad powers for the state to redevelop around Penn Station in New York City.

March 29, 2018 - Politico

When the Residents of Phase I Fight the Developments of Phase II

The Angus Shops development is a model of urban adaptive reuse, but the residents who moved in the the initial development don't want any more housing added to the neighborhood.

March 19, 2018 - The Globe and Mail

Vacant Lot

Mapping All the Lots NYC Has Sold for a Song

Not really a song, but close: $1.

March 8, 2018 - Next City

A Skyline-Changing Pair of Towers Proposed in Portland

A "once-in-a-generation" redevelopment plan, called for in Portland's Central City 2035 Plan, has inspired big thinking from architects and planners.

February 20, 2018 - The Architect's Newspaper

Boston, Massachusetts

Redevelopment Without Displacement: A Boston Experiment

The city of Boston is trying to establish a model for gentrification mitigation in the Upham's Corner section of Dorchester.

February 13, 2018 - The Boston Globe

Editorial Opposes Use of Eminent Domain to Give Property to For-Profit Developer

The borough of Emerson, New Jersey is testing the limits of eminent domain.

February 9, 2018 - NorthJersey

Detroit Sports Arena

Saying No to Surface Parking in Downtown Detroit

Multiple proposals to demolish downtown buildings and put up surface parking lots are meeting resistance.

February 8, 2018 - Detroit Free Press

Urban Setting

Tax Abatements Could Spur Adaptive Reuse in Washington, D.C.

Faced with commercial vacancies around 11 percent and the prospect of new office supply coming online soon, D.C. stakeholders are pushing for a bill that would provide incentives for conversions of office buildings into residential units.

January 18, 2018 - The New York Times

Monongahela River

Almost a Billion Dollars of Redevelopment Investment Headed to Pittsburgh's South Shore

A stretch of land along the Monongahela River is attracting multiple deep-pocketed investors.

January 13, 2018 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

1,000 Parcels Available for Redevelopment in Highland Park, Michigan

Highland Park, Michigan, a former hub of the auto industry, is looking for a massive redevelopment plan to revitalize the city.

January 9, 2018 - The Detroit Free Press

California

The State of San Francisco

One of the most astute observers of San Francisco provides a list of notable architecture project to locate the city amidst all its ongoing controversies and challenges.

January 9, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

Gas Station

The Law Favors Gas Stations Over Redevelopment in Washington, D.C.

A lawsuit challenges a law in Washington, D.C. that prevents the conversion of full-service gas stations into any other kind of commercial or residential land use.

January 9, 2018 - WAMU

Googpleplex

Mountain View Goes Big on Google Expansion, Approves 10,000 Housing Units

Could the approval of a massive redevelopment plan for Google property in the city of Mountain View pave the way for a new development-friendly approach to planning in the Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area?

December 14, 2017 - The Mercury News

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